If you’ve picked up an issue of TALK in the last year or so, you know that cooking is at the top of the list titled Things That Enthuse Lindsay (this would be the most ridiculous list ever written). Also on this list, you’d find dining out in Greenville as a favorite pastime. My husband and our friends love checking out new restaurants, and these days we've had to become adept at figuring out how to manage toddlers so we can still enjoy meals out, if just a few hours earlier than we used to.

No matter how great we get at Kids in Restaurants, though, there are a few places that we keep for adults-only, and Halls Chophouse is one of them. Now, it goes without saying that one of the pricier steakhouses in Greenville is an obvious choice for a date night but hear me out: Go to Halls on Sunday. Because, on Sundays, Halls features a burger served in the bar area for only $5. Five dollars, which is not very many dollars at all.

We’ve experienced the Sunday burger special a few times and love it more each time. Because of the affordability and the fact that the burger is only served in the bar area, the clientele is lively and any trace of Sunday Blues are conveniently forgotten. Live music keeps guests entertained while they wait for their food (or a table, the bar area is seat yourself), and anything on the drink list is sure to be refreshing and delicious.

As for the food, here’s our trick: we order the burger to share plus two or three half portions of Halls’ side dishes, arguably my favorite part of a steak dinner. The half portions are more than enough for two people to share, and we often end up with leftovers that we savor for lunches throughout the week. The burger is perfectly seasoned (beef should be salty, and this is), always cooked exactly as we order it, and the fries are crispy and pair so well with beer or wine. Our favorite side dishes, in no particular order, are creamed spinach, pepper jack corn, lobster mac and cheese, and loaded mashed potatoes, but we’ve never actually had a side dish that we didn’t like, so try a few new things each time you go.

The end result of this date is always the same – an extra stretch of the weekend that feels indulgent but is affordable, a little bit of extra time together, and no dishes to do on Sunday night. With those things added together, the cost of a babysitter feels more than worth it.